Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.130
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 1.130
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1.130
auśanakāve āṇī naudhasakāleye vandhurādhiṣṭhānaṃ vāmadevyamupastho
yajñāyajñīyamadhyāsthātā sa eṣa puruṣaḥ
eṣa vai devarathaḥ
rathī bhavati ya evaṃ veda
yadi rāthantarassomassyādbṛhannāntaryāt
yadi bārhatassomassyādrathantaraṃ nāntaryāt
ho vai bṛhadrāthantaram
rathantare prastute ho ityuktvādimādadīta
bṛhadeva tadrathantarasya mukhato yunakti
ā vai rathantaraṃ bārhatam
bṛhati prastute ā ityuktvādimādadīta
rathantarameva tadbṛhato mukhato yunakti
asthūriṃ devarathaṃ karoti prati yajñaṃ sthāpayati pratyātmanā tiṣṭhati
eṣa vai devaratho yadrathantaram
rathantare prastute pṛthivīṃ hastābhyāṃ gaccheddevarathasyānapavyāthāya
The Auśana and Kāva [sāmans] are the two axle-pins; the Naudhasa and Kāleya the carriage floor; the Vāmadevya the seat; the Yajñāyajñīya the driver who stands upon it: that is this Person.
This indeed is the chariot of the gods.
He becomes a chariot-owner who knows thus.
If the soma sacrifice is based on the Rathantara, he should not omit the Bṛhat.
If the soma sacrifice is based on the Bṛhat, he should not omit the Rathantara.
'Ho' indeed is the Bṛhat-element in the Rathantara.
When the Rathantara is introduced by the Prastotṛ, he should take up the beginning saying 'ho'.
He thereby harnesses the Bṛhat at the head of the Rathantara.
'Ā' indeed is the Rathantara-element in the Bṛhat.
When the Bṛhat is introduced by the Prastotṛ, he should take up the beginning saying 'ā'.
He thereby harnesses the Rathantara at the head of the Bṛhat.
He makes the chariot of the gods two-horsed; he establishes the sacrifice; he stands firm in himself.
This chariot of the gods is indeed the Rathantara.
When the Rathantara is introduced by the Prastotṛ, he should touch the earth with both hands so that the chariot of the gods may not waver.
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ekamakṣaraṃ stobhati
He chants one stobha-syllable.
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tasmādareṇāreṇa rathaḥ pratitiṣṭhanneti
Therefore a chariot goes resting spoke by spoke.
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dve akṣare stobhati
He chants two stobha-syllables.
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dve rathasya pakṣasī
Two are the chariot's side-boards.
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pakṣābhyāmeva taddevarathaṃ pratiṣṭhāpayati
By the side-boards he firmly establishes the chariot of the gods.
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trīṇyakṣarāṇi stobhati
He chants three stobha-syllables.
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dvipādvai yajamāna ātmā tṛtīyaḥ
The sacrificer is two-footed; the self is the third.
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yajamāna eva tatpratitiṣṭhati
He firmly establishes the sacrificer himself.
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atho traya ime lokāḥ
Moreover, three are these worlds.
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tāneva tadāpnoti
He thereby obtains them.
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catvāryakṣarāṇi stobhati
He chants four stobha-syllables.
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catasro diśaścatuṣpādāḥ paśavaḥ
Four are the quarters; four-footed are cattle.
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dikṣu caitatpaśuṣu ca pratitiṣṭhati
He thus finds a firm standing in the quarters and in cattle.
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pañcākṣarāṇi stobhati
He chants five stobha-syllables.
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